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Federal Agencies
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United States Department of
Transportation (USDOT)
- The United States Government main home page
for transportation information. The page contains links to various programs
and other research information.
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Bureau of Transportation
Statistics
- BTS provides statistical information
regarding all sectors of transportation for the United States. Information can
vary from rider ship profiles to linking with census information, to freight
shipment.
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Federal Highway
Administration
- FHWA administrates surface transportation
along highways and the interstate system. The Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), was replaced by the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. FHWA maintains several pages
regarding the various aspect of the current legislation. Check it out at
TEA-21's web site.
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Federal Transit Administration
- The Federal Transit Administration provides
federal dollars and assistance to programs of mass transit and public
transportation. These services can be anything from jitney service to full
rail programs.
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Federal Aviation Administration
- The FAA is in charge of providing many
services and enforcing regulations on public and private sectors of aviation.
They inspect airport design and maintenance, provide safety information and
regulations for maintaining operational aircraft, and monitor air traffic.
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National Traffic Safety
Administration
- A vital source for transportation safety
information including new technology, accident information, and highway
construction studies.
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Transportation
Research Board
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State Agencies
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Texas Department
of Transportation
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Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
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Texas Natural Resources
Information System
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Metropolitan
Planning Organizations & COGs
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Association of Metropolitan
Planning Organizations
Association of Texas
MPO's
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Regional Councils of Governments and MPO's
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- Brazos
Valley Council of Governments
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Academic
Research Centers
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Texas Transportation Institute
- The largest source of transportation
research in Texas. Headquartered in College Station as part of the Texas A&M
System, TTI provides information on almost every aspect of transportation
research available.
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Center for
Transportation Research U.T. Austin
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ITS America
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Mineta Transportation
Institute
- Contains extensive California, national,
and international transportation information and news, and links to other
transportation sites. It is associated with the University of San Jose.
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Houston TranStar
- Intelligent Transportation Systems in use!
In association with many different transportation agencies not the least of
which include the Texas Transportation Institute and the Texas Department of
Transportation, Houston's TranStar project can show you how the speeds at that
moment of many of the highways leading into and around the Greater Houston
Area.
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Transportation
Legislation and Organizations
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SAFETEA-LU
- On August 10, 2005, President George W.
Bush signed the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). SAFETEA-LU authorizes the Federal
surface transportation programs for highways, highway safety, and transit for
the 5-year period 2005-2009.
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TEA-21
- FHWA maintains this page for those
interested in the new law signed in June of 98. Check out this site to see
what actually became law. The Bryan-College Station MPO received planning
funds over a six year period while approximately $25 million (in two separate
grants) for rail and $7.5 million for the widening of State Highway 21 was
earmarked for the Planning Area.
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Texas Legislature
ONLINE
- The homepage for the Texas State
Legislature. One may search their databases for current and past state
legislation.
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- AASHTO TRAC
Safe Routes to School
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Texas Chapter of the American
Planning Association
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American Planning Association
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Transit
Organizations
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- Brazos Transit
Dallas DART
Houston METRO
Capital METRO
Airports
Easterwood Airport
Coulter Field
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